Results 7,961-7,980 of 14,554 for speaker:Dara Calleary

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 774. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the review of the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme; the number and identity of stakeholders consulted in 2015 to date, and to be consulted; if the special conditions disadvantage in rural areas will be considered in the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28568/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 775. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is in receipt of correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28569/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 776. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a difficulty between the Institute of Technology in Dundalk in County Louth and the Central Applications Office, relating to the recognising of A levels from potential students in Northern Ireland; her views that this difficultly is restricting the capacity of the Institute in attracting students from the affected counties;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 924. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the meetings he has had with the board of Ireland West Airport, Knock, County Mayo since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28571/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 925. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, details of the meetings he has had with the boards of airports on the island of Ireland since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28572/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 926. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position in relation to his Department's discussions with the European Commission in relation to funding for Ireland West Airport, Knock, County Mayo; the timeframe for the successful conclusion of those discussions; his Department's plans for funding the airport, pending a successful outcome to these discussions; and if he...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 45:In page 8, line 16, after “persons” to insert “, one of whom shall be a person currently managing a small to medium-sized enterprise,”.I know the Minister is trying to avoid too much prescription in the Bill but it is important that as well as representatives of the various employer organisations, there should be someone in a day-to-day...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: When an order is made changing the minimum wage, a lead-in period should be provided to allow employers to prepare - for example, by making the required payroll changes. The amendment should be accepted to take account of the practical aspects of doing business.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 26:In page 6, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following:"(5) Where the Minister declares an order for any increase to the national minimum wage, a sufficient lead in period should be made available for this new rate to be met in a planned way.".

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: I move amendment No. 10:In page 4, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(c) research and recommend to the Minister national minimum wage rates of pay for youth and apprentice categories, (d) research and recommend to the Minister national minimum wage rates of pay for female workers.”.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: Everybody agrees this is a very important body but where we disagree is its ambition and the powers it will have. With regard to amendment No. 10, the Minister of State mentioned that apprentices are subject to registered employment agreements, but the Low Pay Commission should be in a position to set a consistency about certain conditions for every apprentice. It should be the overarching...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: My apologies.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Instruction to Committee (9 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: While we will not be opposing this motion, we do not feel it is a good way of doing business. I am loth to criticise the work that is under way because I am aware that not enough officials are available. I do not want to rain on the Minister of State's parade when I point out that work on the reform of workplace relations got under way in 2010. The Walsh report was commissioned at that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 19. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce the waiting times for outpatients in the west seeking an outpatient rheumatology appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27580/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 69. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendation by the national immunisation advisory committee that a meningococcal B vaccine be included in the primary childhood immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27581/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (9 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a payment to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo under the rural environment protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28057/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wild Atlantic Way Project (9 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown for a funding announcement for a discovery point on the Wild Atlantic Way, (details supplied); the works that have taken place, and that are scheduled to take place. [28146/15]

Central Bank (Variable Rate Mortgages) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy Michael McGrath for putting this Bill before the House. This week marks the fourth anniversary of one of Deputy McGrath's first Bills in this Dáil, the Family Home Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, and tonight's Bill, relating to the Central Bank, continues the theme of protecting families doing their best to keep their homes. The warnings, with various signals...

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: The Taoiseach is taking lessons from the Tánaiste: do not answer the question.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (8 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on the situation pertaining to a farmer (details supplied) in County Roscommon; his views that it is most unsatisfactory that those acting on behalf of the farmer were not contacted by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27883/15]